Adherence of nurses to annual seasonal influenza vaccination over a 5-year period
Publication date: June 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 112Author(s): C.P. Chan, S.S. Lee, N.S. Wong (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Incidence and impact of hospital-acquired pneumonia: a Portuguese nationwide four-year study
Publication date: June 2021Source: Journal of Hospital Infection, Volume 112Author(s): J. Gonçalves-Pereira, P. Mergulhão, B. Nunes, F. Froes (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 8, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

COVID-19 outbreak and healthcare worker behavioural change toward hand hygiene practices
Publication date: Available online 11 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): F. Huang, M. Armando, S. Dufau, O. Florea, P. Brouqui, S. Boudjema (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Nine years of the evolving epidemiology of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. Challenges for a hospital’s infection prevention and control team
Publication date: Available online 2 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): M. Foley, F. Duffy, M. Skally, F. McCormack, C. Finn, M. O’Connor, J. Cafferkey, T. Thomas, K. Burns, F. Fitzpatrick, K. O’Connell, E.G. Smyth, H. Humphreys (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Routine antiseptic baths and MRSA decolonization: diverse approaches across Singapore’s acute-care hospitals
Publication date: Available online 2 April 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): F. Hong, S. Salmon, X.Y. Ong, K. Liew, Y. Koh, A. Young, B. Ang, M.L. Foo, L.C. Lee, M.L. Ling, K. Marimuthu, S. Pada, B.F. Poh, K.C. Thoon, D. Fisher (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 2, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Universal admission screening: a potential game-changer in high MRSA prevalence hospitals
Publication date: Available online 31 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Michael A. Borg, David Suda, Elizabeth Scicluna, Andre Brincat, Peter Zarb (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

BNT 13b2 Pfizer vaccine protects against SARS-CoV-2 respiratory mucosal colonization even after prolonged exposure to positive family members
Publication date: Available online 31 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Shimon Edelstein, Shebly Tannous, Mevasseret T. Jacobs, Hila Ben-Amram, Salman Zarka (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - April 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in Military Hospital-Associated Bacteria from War Injuries in the Eastern Ukraine Conflict between 2014 and 2020
Publication date: Available online 28 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Kondratiuk Viacheslav, Brendan T. Jones, Kovalchuk Valentine, Kovalenko Iryna, Ganiuk Vitaliy, Kondratiuk Olena, Frantsishko Alla (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Relative faecal abundance of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase producing Enterobacterales and its impact in infections among intensive care units hospitalized patients: a pilot study
Publication date: Available online 29 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): B. Pilmis, A. Mizrahi, G. Péan de Ponfilly, F. Philippart, C. Bruel, J.-R. Zahar, A. Le Monnier (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Comparison of five SARS-CoV-2 rapid antigen tests in a hospital setting and performance of one antigen assay in routine practice. A useful tool to guide isolation precautions?
Publication date: Available online 27 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Eveline Van Honacker, Kristien Van Vaerenbergh, An Boel, Hans De Beenhouwer, Isabel Leroux-Roels, Lien Cattoir (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 28, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Clostridioides difficile colonisation and infection in a cohort of Australian adults with cystic fibrosis
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Anna Tai, Papanin Putsathit, Lengsea Eng, Korakrit Imwattana, Deirdre A. Collins, Siobhain Mulrennan, Thomas V. Riley (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Healthcare workers as “canaries” for acute respiratory infections and pathogens during the COVID-19 pandemic
Publication date: Available online 26 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Dwee Wee Lim, Htet Lin Htun, Yinchu Wang, Anthony Lianjie Li, Win Mar Kyaw, Lay Tin Lee, Angela Chow (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 27, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Rapid decrease of SARS-COV-2 circulation in a big Italian Hospital 6 weeks after the start of the immunization program
Publication date: Available online 25 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Pasquale Stefanizzi, Andrea Martinelli, Davide Ferorelli, Savino Soldano, Maurizio Marra, Maria Dell’Aera, Vitangelo Dattoli, Luigi Vimercati, Silvio Tafuri, Giuseppe Spinelli, Fabio Amoruso, Luca Capodiferro, Irene De Crescenzo, Michela Rella, Alessandro Furio, Mirella Nozza, Giacomo Riformato, Sabrina Lattanzio, Gaia Raspatella, Annalucia Tatone (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Investigation of intra-hospital SARS-CoV-2 transmission using nanopore whole-genome sequencing
Publication date: Available online 26 February 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): A.H. Løvestad, S.B. Jørgensen, N. Handal, O.H. Ambur, H.V. Aamot (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

Virucidal efficacy of different formulations for hand and surface disinfection targeting SARS CoV-2
Publication date: Available online 23 March 2021Source: Journal of Hospital InfectionAuthor(s): Katrin Steinhauer, Toni Luise Meister, Daniel Todt, Adalbert Krawczyk, Lars Paßvogel, Britta Becker, Dajana Paulmann, Birte Bischoff, Maren Eggers, Stephanie Pfaender, Florian H.H. Brill, Eike Steinmann (Source: Journal of Hospital Infection)
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - March 25, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research